Wool Tax (Administration) Act 1964 (REPEALED)

Part IV - Registration  

SECTION 14 (Repealed by 101 of 2006)   Registration of wool-dealers  

(1)    
A wool-dealer who purchases shorn wool from a person other than a wool-broker without being registered under this section as a wool-dealer in respect of the State in which the shorn wool is purchased, in respect of each day on which the wool-dealer purchases such wool, is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50.

(1A)    
An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

(2)    
An application for registration as a wool-dealer in respect of a State must:

(a) be in writing in accordance with a form approved by the Commissioner; and

(b) be made in the prescribed manner.

(3)    
On receipt of the application, the Commissioner must:

(a) register the applicant as a wool-dealer in respect of the State by entering the name of the applicant in a register kept by the Commissioner for the purpose; and

(b) give notice of the registration to the applicant.

(4)    
If the Commissioner becomes aware that a person registered as a wool-dealer has died, the Commissioner must remove the person's name from the register.

(5)    
If the Commissioner becomes aware that a company registered as a wool-dealer has been wound up, the Commissioner must remove the name of the company from the register.

(6)    
If a registered wool-dealer applies in writing to the Commissioner in the prescribed manner for cancellation of registration, the Commissioner must immediately cancel the registration of the applicant by removing the name of the applicant from the register and give notice of the cancellation to the applicant.